Neomochtherus lepidus (Hine)

Lavigne, Robert J. & Dennis, Steve, 2019, Robber flies (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of Wyoming, USA with keys to genera and species, Zootaxa 4662 (1), pp. 1-126 : 54

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4662.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:366A1E81-946C-4ED4-8A65-C51151FE87CC
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583769
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7708F17A-B817-E529-63F1-FC3262CAFA13
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scientific name	Neomochtherus lepidus (Hine)
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Neomochtherus lepidus (Hine) View in CoL

Asilus lepidus Hine, 1909: 150 View in CoL .

Recognition characters: Grayish black species; 12–14 mm; mystax white, few black setae above; thorax gray pollinose, setae short and black; scutellar bristles 2, black; wings in female hyaline, in male, infuscated, especially posterior half; abdomen black, each segment with a prominent gray border preceded by a row of bristles which nearly reaches over dorsum; legs yellowish brown, setae and bristles white, tibiae dark reddish.

Distribution: BIG HORN: Shell, 25 Aug, 1955 ( WDF).

Habitat: Saltbrush-greasewood shrub vegetation type.

Ethology: Nothing known.

Prey: None known.